Upcoming Events

We host a series of events throughout the academic year. For more information and to book a place, simply click on the button and complete the registration process.

If you have any queries, please email the team at englishhub@outwood.com.

Talk Through Stories
Jun
16

Talk Through Stories

The session (aimed at Reception / Year 1 teachers), provides valuable insight into Talk Through Stories—a carefully designed approach for supporting four- to six-year-old children, particularly those who may not come from language-rich homes.

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TeachBrief Live | Spring webinar: Oracy, book talk and curriculum change - making space for meaningful talk
Mar
10

TeachBrief Live | Spring webinar: Oracy, book talk and curriculum change - making space for meaningful talk

External: delivered by National Literacy Trust

TeachBrief Live is a termly webinar for primary literacy leads, offering practical strategies and resources to help you boost outcomes and tackle the UK’s literacy crisis. Connect with peers, stay updated on literacy developments, and gain confidence in leading change across your school. Delivered by the National Literacy Trust, it’s your go-to national literacy briefing.

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English Live
Feb
3

English Live

Join us for ‘English Live’, designed for English Leads, Reading Leads and Senior Leaders. This event will showcase excellence in English teaching and leadership.

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Early Language Development
Oct
21

Early Language Development

If you are a leader or a teacher in a school that would like to gain practical and evidence-based strategies to improve language development in your school, this programme could be for you.

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English Live
Oct
14

English Live

Join us for ‘English Live’, designed for English Leads, Reading Leads and Senior Leaders. This event will showcase excellence in English teaching and leadership.

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SEND Reading Ambition for All
Oct
6

SEND Reading Ambition for All

The core aims of the Reading Ambition for All programme are to improve outcomes for children who need additional support with reading, including those with SEND and to ensure that all children receive quality-first teaching based on the latest research into how children learn to read.

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Phonics Screening Check Prep
Apr
22

Phonics Screening Check Prep

The phonics screening check is used by teachers to assess children's phonics skills learned through Reception and Year 1.

Attend this online session to get information and guidance on how to prepare for this! Aimed at Year 1 teachers, Reading Leaders and Headteachers.

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Annual English Conference 2025
Mar
11

Annual English Conference 2025

Our conference is aimed at primary Senior Leaders and English Leads and will include a keynote from Stella Jones from Town End Research School on the mechanics of early writing and recent updates from Ofsted and the DfE.

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Enhancing reading comprehension
Feb
3

Enhancing reading comprehension

This series of webinars focuses on boosting reading comprehension. Reading is a highly complex cognitive process that integrates prior knowledge with new information to create meaning from text. The ultimate goal of all reading is comprehension. 

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Unlocking the secrets of effective writing
Nov
25

Unlocking the secrets of effective writing

Discover why writing can be one of the most cognitively demanding tasks we undertake and learn strategies to help pupils overcome these challenges. We will delve into the complexities of transcription and composition and uncover why some children might struggle with writing.

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Early Language Development
Oct
23

Early Language Development

An evidence-based early language CPD that has been designed to enable participants to gain an understanding of ‘typical’ language development, help teachers to identify children who may not be developing language skills as expected and provide practical classroom skills and techniques for quality first teaching in Reception and Key Stage 1.

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All of our events and CPD courses are fully funded by the DfE and are open to all state primary schools and academies!